there's so much traffic!

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

there isn't much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

much crime goes unreported — hay muchos crímenes que no se denuncian

she's got so much energy — tiene tanta energía

we haven't got too much time — no tenemos demasiado tiempo

we haven't very much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

she doesn't go out much — no sale mucho

it doesn't much matter, it doesn't matter much — no importa mucho

I much regret that... — siento mucho que...

it won't finish much before midnight — no terminará mucho antes de la media noche

much better — mucho mejor

much pleased — muy satisfecho

much as I should like to — por mucho que quisiera

much as he hated the idea... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea...

I feel ever so much better — me siento muchísimo mejor

much though he hated the idea, he knew that... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea, sabía que...

he had reservations about the scheme, much though he valued Alison's opinions — tenía sus dudas respecto al plan, a pesar de que valoraba mucho las opiniones de Alison

I enjoyed myself very much — me divertí mucho

much the biggest — con mucho el más grande

I would much rather stay — prefiero mucho más quedarme

they're much the same size — tienen más o menos el mismo tamaño

they are much of an age — tienen casi la misma edad

there isn't much to do — no hay mucho que hacer

it didn't cost as much as I had expected — no costó tanto como yo me esperaba

it can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

she won but there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero no por mucho

we don't see much of each other — no nos vemos mucho

we haven't heard much of him lately — últimamente apenas sabemos nada de él

I'm not much of a musician — sé muy poco de música, entiendo poco de música

I'm not much of a cook — no cocino muy bien

he's not much of a player — como jugador no vale mucho

that wasn't much of a dinner — eso apenas se podía llamar cena

I've got so much to do — tengo tantísimo que hacer

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

troppi la pensano come lui — too many (people) think like him

di troppo — too much

troppo traffico — too much traffic

- e persone — too many people

senza -e difficoltà — without too much trouble

- i incidenti — too many accidents

ha -a paura di cadere — he's too scared of falling

ci sono -e cose da fare — there's too much to do

prendi del pane, ne ho troppo — take some bread, I've got too much

ho troppo da fare — I've got too much to do

ne ho mangiato -i — I ate too many (of them)

quando è troppo è troppo — enough is enough

siamo in -i — there are too many of us

-i credono che... — too many people think that

ci ha messo troppo — he took too long

troppo facile, corto — too easy, short

un compito troppo difficile — too difficult a task

è troppo presto — it's too early

troppo bello per essere vero — too good to be true

siamo troppo pochi — there are too few of us

troppo pochi si rendono conto che — too few people realize that

5 euro è troppo poco — 5 euros is too little

troppo a lungo — too long

troppo spesso — too often

è troppo simpatico — he's so nice

ho mangiato troppo — I ate too much, I've had too much to eat

lavori troppo — you work too hard

senza crederci troppo — without really believing in it

uno, due di troppo — one, two too many

ho qualche chilo di troppo — I'm a few kilos overweight

ci sono 2 euro di troppo — there are 2 extra euros

ho bevuto qualche bicchiere di troppo — I've had a few too many

una volta di troppo — once too often

essere di troppo — to be in the way

sentirsi di troppo — to feel one is in the way, to feel unwelcome

fin troppo spesso — all too often

lo conosco fin troppo bene — I know him only too well

il troppo stroppia — enough is as good as a feast, you can have too much of a good thing

tanto... quanto... — (quantità) as much... as..., (numero) as many... as...

credevo ce ne fosse tanto — I thought there was (such) a lot, I thought there was plenty

tanti credono sia semplice farlo — many people believe it is easy to do

(altrettanto) tanto quanto — as much as

(con valore indeterminato) riceve un tanto al mese — he receives so much a month

della somma che ho a disposizione tanto andrà per il vitto, tanto per l'alloggio — of the money I've got so much will go on food and so much on accommodation

nell'anno millecinquecento e tanti — in the year fifteen hundred and something

(fraseologia) me ne ha dette tante! — he gave me a real mouthful!

non lavorare tanto! — don't work so hard!

perché piangeva tanto? — why was she crying so (much)?

stanno tanto bene insieme! — they go so well together!

(nei comparativi) tanto... quanto... — as... as...

starai via tanto? — will you be away (for) long?

non stare fuori tanto — don't stay out for long

(con valore moltiplicativo) due volte tanto — twice as much

tanto più insisti tanto più non mollerà — the more you insist the more stubborn he'll be

lo farò, tanto non mi costa niente — I'll do it, after all it won't cost me anything

fanne a meno, tanto a me non importa — do without then, I don't care

tanto è inutile — in any case it's useless

- e volte — many times

- i anni fa — many years ago

non ho -i soldi — I don't have much money

c'è ancora tanto tempo — there's still plenty of time

tanto tempo fa — a long time ago

fare -a strada — to go a long way

- e grazie! — thank you very much!

- i saluti — best regards

ho -a fame, paura — I'm very hungry, scared

la tua visita mi ha fatto tanto piacere — your visit really pleased me

c'era (così) tanto traffico che sono arrivato in ritardo — there was so much traffic (that) I arrived late

non ho tanto denaro quanto te — I haven't got as much money as you (have)

ogni -i anni — every so many years

-e teste, -e opinioni — there are as many opinions as there are people

ho tanto da fare — I've got a lot of things to do

ha ancora tanto da imparare — he still has a lot to learn

non ci vuole tanto a capirlo — it doesn't take much understanding

10.000 euro sono -i — 10,000 euros is a lot of money

- i dei luoghi che abbiamo visitato — many of the places we visited

- i (di loro) sono pensionati — many (of them) are pensioners

siamo in -i — there are many of us

è tanto così più alto di te — he's this much taller than you

è tanto che aspetti? — have you been waiting long?

non ci metterò tanto — I won't be long

è da tanto che non ci vediamo — it's been so long since we last met

non c'è tanto da qui alla stazione — it's not very far from here to the station

è già tanto se non ci sbatte fuori — we'll be lucky if he doesn't throw us out

è già tanto che sia venuta — it's already saying a lot that she came

aggiungi tanto brodo quanto basta per coprire la carne — add enough broth to cover the meat

lo dico non tanto per me quanto per te — I'm not saying it for my benefit but for yours

prenderà la sufficienza, a dir tanto — he'll get a pass, if he's lucky

a dir tanto ci vorranno ancora due ore — it will take another two hours at the outmost

l'Austria non mi attira tanto — Austria doesn't really appeal me

perché te la prendi tanto? — why do you care so much?

senza pensarci tanto — without thinking so much about it

sto tanto bene qui — I feel so good in here

tanto lontano da qui — so far away from here

tanto rapidamente — very quickly

così tanto — so much

tanto amato, chiacchierato — much-loved, much-talked about

tanto atteso — long awaited, longed-for

si crede tanto furbo — he thinks he's so smart

una cosa tanto bella — such a beautiful thing

è davvero tanto importante? — does it really matter?

è tanto più alta di lui — she's much taller than him

ogni tanto di tanto in tanto from time to time, every now and again; vedere qcn. di tanto in tanto — to see sb. occasionally o on and off

due, tre volte tanto — twice, three times as much

cento volte tanto — a hundredfold

è tanto bello quanto interessante — it's as beautiful as interesting

l'ho spiegato tanto a lei quanto a lui — I explained it both to her and to him

ha mangiato tanto da sentirsi male — he ate so much that he felt sick

essere tanto fortunato da fare — to be lucky enough to do

quanto più si invecchia, tanto più si diventa saggi — the older you grow, the wiser you get

tanto più lo conosco, tanto meno lo capisco — the more I know him, the less I understand him

non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato — I've never seen him, much less spoken to him

nessuno può andarsene, tanto meno lui — nobody can leave, least of all him

tanto per cambiare — for a change

tanto per cominciare — to begin with, for a start

tanto per parlare o per dire just to say something; tanto per sapere, l'hai fatto veramente? — just for the record, did you really do it?

tanto vale dire che... — you might just as well say that

essere pagato un tanto a pagina, al mese — to be paid so much a page, a month

un tanto alla o per volta — so much at the time

mi guardò con tanto d'occhi — he stared wide-eyed at me

prendilo pure, tanto non mi serve — take it, I don't need it

tanto è lo stesso — it makes no difference

è inutile, tanto non sta a sentire! — it's no use, he won't listen!

tanto peggio! — (so) much the worse! too bad!

tanto meglio (così) — (so) much the better

tanto meglio per te — good for you

tanto di guadagnato — all the better

non lo credevo capace di tanto — I didn't think he would go that far

non sono mai arrivato a tanto — I've never done such things

tanto (mi) basta! — it's enough (for me)!

né tanto né poco — not at all

quel tanto che basta per... — enough to...

se tanto mi dà tanto... — if this is the result..., if that's what I get...

non farla tanto lunga! — don't act it out!

tanto più che... — all the more so because

die Nachmittagsstunden sind sehr verkéhrsschwach — there is very little traffic in the afternoons

girare per le strade — to wander through the streets

passare per la finestra — to pass through the window

ha tagliato per i campi — he cut across the fields

l'aereo per Milano — the plane to Milan

partire per il Messico — to leave for Mexico

per strada — in the street

uscire per comprare il giornale — to go out to buy the newspaper

per questo bisognerà fare — for that, you'll have to do

per colpa tua — because of you

picchiarsi per una donna — to fight over a woman

rosso per la rabbia — red with anger

gridare per il dolore — to cry out in pain

lo fa per interesse — he does it out of interest

peggio per te! — so much the worse for you!

pregare per qcn. — to pray for sb.

danni enormi per l'economia — enormous damage to the economy

2 a 1 per l'Italia — 2-1 for Italy

per ore e ore — for hours

per i primi due anni — for the first two years

per un istante — for a moment

per tutta la notte — all night (long)

per tutto il viaggio — throughout the journey

per quanto tempo...? — how long...?

per ora o il momento for the moment, for the time being; dovrei arrivare per le sei — I should be there by six o'clock

per mare — by sea

per telefono — by phone

prendere qcs. per il manico — to pick sth. up by the handle

prendere qcn. per mano — to take sb. by the hand

per quanto ricco sia — however rich he may be, rich though he may be

per poco traffico che ci sia,... — even though there's not much traffic...

per quanto ci provasse,... — try as he might, he

per quel che mi riguarda — as far as I am concerned

per me ha torto — as far as I am concerned, he's wrong

comprare qcs. per 5 euro — to buy sth. for 5 euros

moltiplicare, dividere per due — to multiply, divide by two

3 per 3 fa 9 — 3 by 3 is

1 litro di benzina per 15 chilometri — 1 litre of petrol every 15 kilometres

per persona — per head, each

giorno per giorno — day by day

poco per volta — little by little

due, tre per volta — two, three at a time

dividere per età — to divide according to age

ho solo te per amico — you're the only friend I've got

dare qcs. per scontato — to take sth. for granted

finire per fare qcs. — to end up doing sth.

avere qcn. per professore — to have sb. as a professor

per Giove! — by Jove!

è troppo bello per essere vero — it's too good to be true

ha abbastanza soldi per comprare una macchina — he has enough money to buy a car

vado a Londra per imparare l'inglese — I'm going to London to learn English

lo dico per non offenderti — I say this in order not to offend you

fu arrestato per avere rapinato la banca — he was arrested for robbing the bank

per ricco che sia — however rich he may be, rich as he may be

per andare va, ma è una vecchia carretta — I'm not saying it doesn't run, but it's an old banger

rue interdite à la circulation — street closed to traffic

la libre circulation des personnes, des marchandises et des capitaux — the free movement of people, goods and capital

avoir une mauvaise circulation — to have poor circulation

Elle a des problèmes de circulation. — She has circulation problems.

bonne circulation — good circulation

mauvaise circulation — bad circulation

mettre en circulation — to put into circulation

la libre circulation des personnes et des biens — the free movement of people and goods

La circulation des poids lourds est réglementée. — The movement of heavy goods vehicles is controlled.

la circulation — traffic

Il y avait beaucoup de circulation. — There was a lot of traffic.